Staff IT Software Engineer

Palo Alto Networks

Actively hiring Posted today Verified listing
Santa Clara, CA Posted 1 day ago $124,000$201,500 / year

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $182k
This role $163k
$111k most similar roles pay here $247k

This role pays less than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $149,950–$214,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $163k versus about $182k for comparable roles.

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About Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks is a global cybersecurity company offering network security, cloud security, and endpoint protection solutions.

Palo Alto Networks currently has 31 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $155,000–$251,000 across 29 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR

As a Staff IT Software Engineer on the IT Engineering team, you will play a pivotal role in advancing finance-related initiatives by modernizing and automating critical business workflows. Your day-to-day responsibilities include architecting scalable full-stack enterprise applications using TypeScript, NestJS, React, and SQL, defining system architecture for finance-critical platforms, establishing AI patterns such as RAG pipelines, and ensuring reliability and security across systems. You will also mentor senior engineers and influence technical decisions with Finance stakeholders, driving the adoption of cloud-native services on GCP and AI-driven architectures like Vertex AI. This role requires a strong background in full-stack development, experience leading architectural design for complex systems, and expertise in deploying and scaling cloud-native applications. Ideal candidates have dual majors in Computer Science and Finance or relevant domain exposure, with 7+ years of software engineering experience.

What you'll do

  • Architect and lead the design of scalable full-stack enterprise applications for finance initiatives.
  • Define system architecture, data models, and integration patterns for critical finance platforms.
  • Establish standardized AI patterns including RAG pipelines and structured LLM workflows.
  • Drive end-to-end delivery of complex initiatives from architecture to production rollout.
  • Mentor senior engineers and elevate engineering standards across the team.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of software engineering experience with full-stack development skills.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required.
  • Experience leading architectural design for complex systems and deploying cloud-native applications (GCP preferred).
  • Practical experience designing AI-integrated systems including RAG pipelines and embeddings.
  • Strong understanding of system reliability, observability, and production operations.

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